Mental Health STR Worker - Young Person Transition Pathway

Job overview

Supporting Transition and Readiness for Adulthood Worker (STAR)- Young Persons Transition Pathway

We are looking to recruit enthusiastic Band 4 Mental Health Supporting Transition and Readiness for Adulthood Workers, to work in our brand-new Young Persons Transition Pathway.  

The purpose of this role is to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team that provides mental health support to young people transitioning from Children’s Mental Health services to Adult Mental Health Services. To follow a “person centred” model of service delivery focusing on the direct needs of the service user, working across boundaries of care, organisation and role.

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• To be an integral member of the Young Persons Transition Pathway, working with individuals who are about to transition from CAMHS, delivering interventions under the instruction/supervision of the Young Persons Mental Health Pathway Lead.
• To engage the identified individuals and to provide support and interventions to meet their health and social needs through individual work
• Support and work with the team to improve the interface between services for people with mental health difficulties, such as housing/financial wellbeing.
• Work with the Mental Health Practitioners in the CAMHS and AMHS to provide tailored individual care and support plans describing anticipated treatment/s and support packages that promote recovery.
• Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote healthy lifestyles and apply principles of self-care including this support to care-leaver and students. 

Working for our organisation

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping  your communities and in return for this, we will support you by; 

• Supporting your career development and progression
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccinations every year
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.